Sermon 26 July 2009

"Walk In Joy"

Sunday Morning

Richard Hildreth

    This Sunday Pastor Hildreth spoke about Walking in joy.

Some key points from the sermon

• Between beginning and end we need to walk in Joy, because in the end we win through Jesus Christ.  So we should walk in Joy!  
• Jesus had joy in the midst of suffering, so we can as well
• Jesus prayed out loud so that we know what is appropriate.
• Our joy is complete when we trust the LORD no matter the circumstances.
• Joy like joy of birth.  When we go through the pains of life, that is not the end of the story.  This too shall pass.
• You can cry and still be joyful.  God wants us to be honest, open with Him and trust Him.
• Joy is a lifestyle.  We know God is for us not against us.  Joy is unconditional, it does not dependant upon circumstances, but is built on a relationship with God.
• We all have times of disappointment.  Joy does not hinge on getting what we want, but on knowing that God's will is best.
• "The thing that hurts instructs" Ben Franklin
• Worry robs us of joy, but God has different plan.  If we live the way the LORD wants us to, we don't have to live in fear.
• To be a diamond, we will go through pressure, we will go through fire, then we will be cut.
• We don't have to be a victim, we can be a victor.
• Joy is an every-day experience and must saturate our lives.
• The world offers all kinds of substitutes for joy, Sin for a season is pleasurable, but the end is destructions
• The best pleasures of this world provide a false sense of happiness.  God must be the primary thing in our lives.  There is no substitute for true Joy.
• The opposite of joy is not sadness, but is unbelief.
• People will see and experience the reflection of God because of your joy!
• Joy does not come from posessing something, but from who posesses us.  God paid the price for us.
• Christ's joy will get us through.  Focus on him

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